University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0173Hoover, J. Webster (Joseph Webster), 1883-1954J. Webster Hoover
University of Washington Baseball Team photograph collection1903-19281 box and 1 folder (85 photographic prints, scorebook
and textual material)No textual or other language materials are included in the collection or language not specified.Photographs of
University of Washington baseball team visiting Japan in 1908 for games against
the Waseda University, Keio University, and Yokohama Cricket & Athletic
Club teams, as well as some personal photographsJoseph Webster Hoover (1883-1954) was born in Burlingame, Kansas, the
only son of Miles L. Hoover and Laura M. Gibson. He married Helen Elizabeth
Steinruck in 1913, in Everett, Washington. They were the parents of 4
daughters. He lived in Everett and Olympia, Washington and died in 1954 at the
age of 70. He was buried in Tacoma, Washington.
On August 18, 1908, eleven players who had played for the University
of Washington baseball team departed aboard the Tosa
Maru, for a series of games against Waseda University in Tokyo and the
Yokohama Cricket & Athletic Club. One of the players said they had arrived
16 days early so they could tour sites that fellow Japanese students at the
University of Washington had told them about. Team members enjoyed riding in
rickshaws, visiting temples, attending the theater and were entertained by
diplomat Count Okuma, founder of Waseda University. The visitors photographed
interactions with Japanese people they met on the street and took their turn
pulling the drivers in their rickshaws. The player roster included: infielders
Dave Altizer, Jim Delahanty, Jerry Freeman, George McBride, Bill Shipke, Bob
Unglaub; Outfielders: Byron Resser, Leo Teats, Percy Logerlof,; Catcher: Roy
Brown; First Base: Webster Hoover; Second Base: Arthur Hammerlund, Shortstop:
Walter Meagher, Third Base: Ralph Teats, Center Field; Leo Teats. Left Field:
Percy Logerlof; Right Field: Byron Reeser, Manager: Howard Gillette,
manager.
The games were covered extensively in the Japanese press,
Jiji Shinpo, Tokyo Asahi
Shhinbun, as well as the Seattle Daily Times,
Seattle Evening Star, and the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The games were well
attended. Curious Japanese even attended team practices. During the ten game
tour, the team representing the University of Washington won 7 of the 10 games.
A clipping from the Japan Advertiser
reported that during one of the games that stretched into the 15th inning, bad
throws enabled University of Washington players to reach the bases and
ultimately for J. Webster to score the winning run.
Detailed accounts of the games are on the internet in a
Society for American Baseball Research article
entitled The 1908 University of Washington Tour of Japan.
.
Arranged in 3 series.
- Photographs
- Scorebook
- Textual material
Photographs of J. Webster Hoover's tour of Japan with the University
of Washington baseball team in 1908; postcards and photographs of the
University of Washington team vs. the Waseda University and the Yokohama
Cricket & Athletic Club teams. Also includes the score book of UW vs.
Waseda, Keio University and the Yokohama Cricket and Athletic Club.
The collection is open to the public.
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The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter +
number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line
would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.
Gift of Mrs. Lyman S. Hopkins, Olympia, Washington, daughter of J.
Webster Hoover.
Material for this collection was based on an article on the internet
submitted by the Society for American Baseball
Research entitled The 1908 University of Washington
Tour of Japan.
See also Fukuda Collection (PH Coll 128)
PhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Sports and RecreationColleges and UniversitiesPhotographsStudent Life
Photographs1/1University of Washington and Waseda University baseball
teams19081/11Baseball squad wearing University of Washington
uniforms posed on bleachersbetween 1902 and 1908?1/12-3 University of Washington baseball players carrying
gear to the baseball field 19081/14-5Individual University of Washington players at the
baseball field with spectators on bleachers in the distance19081/16Two University of Washington baseball players on the
baseball field with spectators on bleachers in the distance19081/17-8Three University of Washington baseball players on the
baseball field with spectators on bleachers in the distance1/19-10View of the batter and umpire from behind home plate
with spectators on bleachers in the distance 19081/111University of Washington players relaxing on the
bleachers 19081/112Batter and umpire as seen from third base
line19081/113A Japanese man and an American on the first base side
of the field, each holding a white sheet of paper19081/114Postcard of the University of Washington team going to
the Waseda University grounds in horse drawn carriages with
outriders1908The identification is printed on the front of the
postcard.
1/115Postcard of the second game between the University of
Washington and Waseda University from behind the 3rd base line with the backs
of players on the bench and spectators on bleachers.September 23, 1908The identification is printed on the front of the
postcard.
1/116Postcard of the players' bench and spectators on
bleachers with both American and Japanese flags on display.1908Japanese writing on front of postcard.
1/117Postcard of the batter, catcher and umpire in action,
with spectators on bleachers in the background19081/118Postcard of the Waseda team assembled for a group
photograph1908Printed on postcard: The Waseda team at ground.
1/119Studio portrait of six members of the basketball team
in playing gear with a young man in street clothes including a basketball
labeled U of W '07.Bushnell, Seattle1904Written on verso: Jim W. Landis.
Sightseeing in Tokyo19081/220-23University of Washington team member riding in a
rickshaw pulled by a Japanese worker19081/224One team member looks on as another in a rickshaw is
pulled by a Japanese worker19081/225View of the street and the Japanese worker's hat who
is pulling the rickshaw as seen by the rider in rickshaw19081/226University of Washington team member pulling a
rickshaw with a Japanese worker seated in it19081/227-28 Team member, wearing the driver's hat, pulls the
rickshaw while a Japanese worker, wearing the team member's hat is seated in
it; another rickshaw driver looks on19081/229View by the rider in the rickshaw of other rickshaws
being pulled down the street19081/230Rickshaw workers pulling passengers dressed in western
style clothing; one is carrying a sun umbrella19081/231Team member poses with two women in traditional
Japanese dress19081/232Woman in traditional Japanese dress reads a note to a
team member who kneels beside her19081/233Two team members bending over a Japanese
woman19081/234Group of team members and Japanese women in
traditional dress laughing19081/235Team members dining while seated on tatami
mats19081/236Japanese woman in a kimono walking past closed shops
along an empty street19081/237Japanese woman wearing a kimono carrying a baby on her
back19081/238Man striding down a shop-lined street in front of a
horse-drawn cart 19081/239Boy standing, probably on a hill, with a view of the
city below him19081/240Young Japanese boy with woman and child, all in
traditional Japanese garments19081/241Japanese workers at a construction site19081/242Three Japanese rickshaw drivers resting against their
rickshaws19081/243Japanese man pulling a cart with another Japanese man
walking beside him19081/244Two sailboats for commercial use adjacent to the bank
of a waterway19081/245Two Japanese boatmen and two passengers maneuvering in
open water with large vessels in the distance19081/246Cargo-filled open boats next to dock with stacks of
cargo and several large buildings with smoke pouring from their
chimneys19081/247Two young Japanese men in a park adjacent to a park
bench19081/248Crowd of young Japanese men smiling
broadly19081/249Outdoor crowd of Japanese men and the University of
Washington players wearing skimmers or boater hats19081/250Crowd of smiling, young, Japanese men carrying small
American flags1908Probably they are going to a University of Washington vs
Waseda baseball game.
1/251-53University of Washington team members swimming in open
water with Japanese boaters in the distance1908OS FolderBaseball team in Tokyo19082 large prints of the team in Tokyo posing outside of a
gate.
Marine Vessels and aboard a Ship19081/254University of Washington team members dressed in suits
and wearing skimmers or boater hats posing for a picture aboard an unidentified
vessel19081/255Casually dressed University of Washington team members
posing for a picture aboard an unidentified vessel19081/256University of Washington team member seated on stairs
with a Japanese worker emerging from a doorway19081/257-58University of Washington team member relaxing against
the railing aboard a ship19081/259Group of Japanese men aboard ship1908Probably team members of Japanese oponents.
1/260Two men engaged in Japanese martial arts aboard
ship19081/261-62Large crowd of men, including University of Washington
team members, on the wharf adjacent to an ocean going vessel19081/263Large ocean going vessel with with two Japanese men in
a small motorized boat in the water nearby19081/264Large Japanese sailing vessel used for
commerce1908Views of a City [probably Toyko] and Sites within
it19081/265-67View of the city from an adjacent hill19081/268Bridge over a rail line with another bridge in the far
distance2081/269Japanese style building, probably a railway
station19081/270Large building with cupolas and columns framing the
three door entrance1908Possibly a university building.
1/271Large lawn in front of a small group of trees with
people sitting or standing nearby and a long two-story building in the
background19081/272Group of buildings, possibly shops, fronting a large
open space with pedestrians and bicylce riders visible19081/273Group of men, Japanese and American, in a street with
a small Japanese boy to one side19081/274University of Washington team member standing in a
park with Japanese people in the distant background19081/275Five University of Washington team members posing in a
park19081/276Large statue of a man mounted on a pedestal in a
park19081/277Two men standing just outside a building1908Personal Photographs of Joseph Webster
Hooverapproximately 1908-19281/378University of Washington baseball team posed on the
steps of a building1908Written on verso: U. of W Baseball team that went to Japan.
Webb Hoover.
Photograph is mounted on firm embossed cardboard.
1/379Formal portrait of Count S. Okuma standing in a garden
wearing an overcoat and bowler hatH.F. Satow, GIOP1908Count Okuma was the founder of Waseda University. He
entertained the team at his residence.
1/380Young man kneeling seemingly in prayer in a plaza
surrounded by benches between 1908 and 1928?Same young man as in #81.
Photograph is mounted on mat board.
1/381Young man kneeling on a leaf covered path in the woods
rubbing something between his handsbetween 1908 and 1928?Same young man as in #80.
Photograph is mounted on mat board.
1/382Two women perched on a bench in a clearing in the
woods facing a young man who is drinking; behind him is a small, wooden, plank
structurebetween 1908 and 1928?Photograph is mounted on mat board.
1/383Two young men with axes next to an enormous tree stump
in the woodsbetween 1908 and 1928?Written on verso: Web and Melvin clearing our lots.
1/384Woman seated in front of heavy drapery with several
letters on her lap, one of which she is reading; just visible to the left are a
piano and family portrait hanging on the wall1902Written on verso: March 16, 1902. Taken by John Nolan.
Photograph is mounted on mat board.
1/385Studio portrait of woman standing amid seven male
musicians posed with their instrumentsbetween 1908 and 1928?James & Bushnell, SeattleOS FolderEverett High School Graduating Class1903OS FolderUW Students Board of Control group
portrait1906OS FolderUnlabeled group portraitundatedScorebook1/486Mimatsu's Score BookSeptember-October, 1908Sixth Edition,. Published by Mimatsu & Co. , Tokyo, Japan,
1906.
Statistics entered for games played by University of Washington
against Waseda University, Keio University, Yokohama Cricket and Athletic Club,
and Yokohama Commercial School. The names of the players for each game are
recorded.
Textual material1/587A letter from the mayor of Everett, Washington
introducing J. W. Hoover to the United States Consul, Yokahoma,
JapanAugust 17, 1908The note includes that Hoover worked for the Engineering
department of the city.
Written on verso of envelope: kake mong [sic] = Laughing
picture.
1/588Copies of photographs of the Waseda team with inserts of
some playersundatedHalf-tone images from an unspecified publication.
1/589Watercolor image of Kirifuri waterfall, Kikko, Japan on
the front of a folded paper, probably used as stationery.undated